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City Council Minutes August 20, 1990 Page 4 e Councilmember Kropuenske stated that he is the president of Central Lutheran, but that he would have voted on the matter even if he was not a member of the church because the request is a clearly stated issue. 5.2 Consider Conditional Use Permit/Elk River Development Corporation Outlot A/P.H. Consider Administrative Subdivision/Elk River Development Corporation Outlot A/P.H. 5.3 Steve Rohlf, Building and Zoning Administrator, indicated that the businesses proposed on Outlot A have withdrawn their offer for the land after Planning Commission review. He requested the City Council to review the PUD requirements for the area so that the owners of the property would have a clear understanding of what is allowed on the property. Vice Mayor Schuldt opened the public hearing. The memo from the Building and Zoning Administrator dated July 19, 1990, was reviewed item by item by the City Council. The numbers listed in these minutes coincide with the numbers listed in the previously mentioned memo starting on Page 6, titled "Summary of staff's recommended conditions". - 1. Steve Rohlf, Building and Zoning Administrator, stated that the affected property should be split through the platting process. Peter Kimball, Planning Commission Representative, stated that the Planning Commission felt the property should be platted due to the sensitivity of the area and the complexity of the area. 2. The Building and Zoning Administrator stated that staff is recommending uses allowed as principal and condi tional uses in a C-2 zone be allowed within a PUD. The Building and Zoning Administrator stated that the petitioners have requested that retail be added to the list of uses allowed in the PUD. He stated that the City's Planning Consultant felt that there are certain commercial uses that should be excluded and that there are some uses that would be proper for the area with certain criteria such as hours of operation, buffering, etc. The Planning Consultant felt retail would be appropriate. Peter Kimball stated that the Planning Commission considered this item for about one hour and 45 minutes. He indicated that 80% of the time was spent on traffic and safety issues. He stated that the design of the intersection and the fact that there are so many pedestrians in the area were major considerations. e Councilmember Kropuenskestated that some of the retail businesses would generate less traffic than permitted uses in the C-2 zone and felt that retail should be included as long as it is controlled. Arlon Fuchs stated that he would like to have retail limited to smaller type retail businesses dependent upon the traffic flow.